Nov 20 '12
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The Lower Residence is ready to go!
The Lower Residence at Gore Creek Lodge is now fully furnished, and we’re delighted to share the photos with you. Our first guests arrive tomorrow, and we’re looking forward to a great first ski season! The Lower Residence is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home that comfortably sleeps four. Equipped with granite slab kitchen countertops, a breakfast [...]
Oct 7 '12
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Lower Residence now available for booking!
We’re happy to announce that the Lower Residence at Gore Creek Lodge is now available for booking. The Lower Residence is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home that comfortably sleeps four. Equipped with granite slab kitchen countertops, a breakfast bar, a queen room with master bathroom and walk-in closet, a twin room with walk-in closet, a second [...]
Jul 12 '12
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Our newest guests – hummingbirds!
We installed a hummingbird feeder on the back deck yesterday and it didn’t take the birds long to find it… All day we’ve had regular visits, and I managed to shoot some video with my iPhone early this evening of two hummingbirds at the feeder. I’d not seen a hummingbird in person until we moved [...]
Jul 11 '12
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We’re Officially Platinum Rated!
Gore Creek Lodge was inspected today by the Vail Valley Partnership, Eagle County’s tourism bureau, for their Lodging Quality Assurance Program (LQA). We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the program’s highest rating of Platinum! The program rates lodging in the Vail Valley using a rigorous weighted scoring system, where each room [...]
May 13 '12
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Construction over! Onto interior decorating…
The construction phase is over! There’s just a few minor punch list items left which will be finished up over the coming week. We think the house is looking great, and we hope that you agree! Over the next few weeks we will be adding more furniture and artwork, and the window dressings will be [...]
Apr 30 '12
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Back Deck Teaser!
We finally moved into the house and wow, are we impressed! We have been imagining the house for over two years and we are so happy that it has exceeded our expectations. We have furniture arriving over the next couple of weeks, and we will be uploading photos as it arrives. But here is a [...]
Apr 22 '12
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The Final Construction Update!
We have a move in date! On Friday April 27th we’ll be moving into the house for four to six weeks to oversee the fine details – punch list, A/V system, furniture, landscaping, etc. Next week is a full week of inspections and we are anticipating the conditional certificate of occupancy to be awarded on [...]
Apr 12 '12
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Eight Days to Certificate of Occupancy…
We just got back from a visit to Vail to help finalize some of the details for the fixtures, so we’ve got this week’s photos up a day early. We now have a target date for the provisional certificate of occupancy, which is just 8 days away! The PCO will mean that we have the [...]
Apr 6 '12
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Wood floors installed!
With only a month to go, today’s photos really give a good impression of what the finished home will look like… Today the hardwood floors have been completed, and Meridith and I love them! We think they go so well with the fireplace and wood trim. We hope you agree. All of the natural stone [...]
Apr 5 '12
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Something for the AV Geeks
Vail is a beautiful location, and if you stay with us I’m sure you’ll be spending most of your stay here enjoying the mountains and other leisure activities. However, we’ve been working hard to ensure that any time spent at the house is just as special. While Meridith has been in charge of interior design, [...]
Apr 1 '12
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Master Bathroom Nears Completion
Following our enormous update earlier this week, here’s just a short update with some photos of the larger of the two master bathrooms. The tiling is nearly finished and next week the plumbing fixtures will be going in. Also next week the wood floors will finally be installed, now that the subfloor is at the [...]
Mar 27 '12
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3D Panoramas and Wide-Angle Photos
We just got back from a trip to the house, and this time we took a camera with a wide-angle lens so we were able to take some great photos! There’s 26 of them in this post, including at least one of every room. I’ll point out a few features in a moment, but first [...]
Mar 23 '12
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Wood work complete! Tiling a close second.
As the weather in Vail warms up and the snow begins to melt, our construction crew is starting the clear-up operation on the outside of the house. Meanwhile, inside, the final coat of laquer was painted onto the wood work today. The giant beam and column in the Great Room were completed and we are [...]
Mar 16 '12
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Fireplace, heating and guests!
It’s been another week of milestones at Gore Creek Lodge. We are delighted to have received not just our first reservation, but our first three! The construction crew have been thankful for unusually warm weather, and also the firing up of the furnace. After working through the winter I can only imagine how great that [...]
Mar 10 '12
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Tile, stone and more
As the construction nears completion we’ll be updating this blog every week to give progress updates and show the latest photos. Use the Facebook Like button at the very top of the screen to see the updates in your Facebook News Feed and receive special offers. This week there has been a lot of visible [...]
Mar 6 '12
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We’re ahead of schedule!
Meridith was at the house today testing out paint colors, confirming lighting selections and choosing slabs for the kitchen and bathrooms. We’ve got some beautiful granite going into the kitchen and all bathrooms will have marble counters. The stone fabricators are templating the counters this week, and will start fitting them next week. We’ll upload [...]
Mar 2 '12
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The kitchen arrives!
A big milestone achieved this week is the arrival of the kitchen! It arrived this morning and by the end of the day the kitchen was already starting to take shape. Special thanks go to our project manager, Clinton, and his brother (here on a vacation!) who carried all those boxes up the steps. Speaking [...]
Feb 26 '12
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Interior Design
Today I’m happy to share our interior design boards with you. We have chosen a “mountain modern” style to complement the architecture of the house. In other words furniture with clean lines, neutral colors, lots of natural elements such as stone, leather and wood but still cozy and comfortable. Our artwork will have natural scenes [...]
Feb 18 '12
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Jacob Sutton’s LED surfer
A friend of mine posted this amazing snowboarding video on Facebook this morning, and I couldn’t help sharing it. Jacob Sutton is wearing a suit covered in LED lights and snowboarding at night. I haven’t seen anyone in Vail doing this yet, but I’m sure it won’t be long! Gore Creek Lodge is a large [...]
Feb 11 '12
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February Construction Update
A major milestone in the construction project was met this week. Drywall is up everywhere in the house! This really marks the end of the major construction work, and the start of adding the finishes. Next week the drywall will be textured and painting will begin. The flagstone steps will also be completed. Another significant [...]